People · United States
Edward Liu
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008LIUE01
Edward Liu has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.00, set at Utah Summer 2010, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,891st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since May 2008, he has put 710 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.92 in May 2008 to 9.61, a 54% improvement. Edward has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.00 | 4.31 | top 4.7% | 1,891 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.83 | 17.64 | top 5.8% | 809 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 34.61 | 43.98 | top 6.4% | 980 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 | 9.61 | 11.37 | top 6.4% | 3,539 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.11 | 1:23.63 | top 16.9% | 1,307 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 20.83 | 31.84 | top 29.8% | 1,935 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 2:41.17 | 3:09.04 | early days — 3 solves | 1,109 / 4,196 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.33 | 12.34 | top 39.1% | 11,159 / 28,708 | |
| 7×7 | 4:25.49 | 4:37.38 | top 39.6% | 1,121 / 3,184 | |
| Skewb | 8.76 | 14.04 | top 46.8% | 8,285 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,031 / 2,040 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.92 | 2:25.92 | top 51.1% | 3,825 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 40.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,389 / 8,927 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Feb 2015Three personal bests in one day at BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015.
- 16 Mar 2014Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Mind Sports 2014.
- 26 Mar 2011Three personal bests in one day at Utah Spring 2011.
- 12 Feb 2011First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Caltech Winter 2011.
- 28 Aug 2010Five personal bests in one day at Utah Summer 2010.
- 12 Dec 2009Three personal bests in one day at Utah Cubing Fall Open 2009.
Competitions
- Berkeley Spring 2015 · 12 Apr 2015
- BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Idaho Open 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014
- Berkeley Mind Sports 2014 · 16 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2014 · 1 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
- Berkeley Fall 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2011 · 3 Dec 2011
- Stanford Fall 2011 · 13 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Vidar Open 2011 · 17 Apr 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Spring 2011 · 26 Mar 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Summer 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing Fall Open 2009 · 12 Dec 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Open 2009 · 11 Apr 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Boulder 2008 · 20 Sep 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiwan Summer Open 2008 · 13 Jul 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Open 2008 · 17 May 2008 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Michael Young — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Jeremy Fleischman — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Mitchell Lane — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.